2026 AFL Season Preliminary Final 2: Sydney v Fremantle

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 2026 between Sydney and Fremantle in the second preliminary final of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Sydney hosted Fremantle at the SCG. In the absence of Callum Mills, Dane Rampe captained the hosts. Alex Pearce captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dean Cox and the visitors were coached by Justin Longmuir.

Sydney (10.11.71) were defeated by Fremantle (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Second Preliminary Final
Teams: Sydney v Fremantle
Date: Friday 18 September 2026
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 45,129

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. by Fremantle
Score: 10.11.71 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 4 . 5 7 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Fremantle 2 . 1 4 . 5 7 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin SYDN by 16 SYDN by 19 SYDN by 21 FREM by 12 FREM by 12
Duration 30:44 32:05 32:14 30:00 2:05:03

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Sydney) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Fremantle) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Sydney

Captain: Dane Rampe (acting)
Coach: Dean Cox

Fremantle

Captain: Alex Pearce
Coach: Justin Longmuir

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Caleb Serong FREM 3 10 2 0 0 0 0
Hayden Young FREM 26 8 0 2 0 0 0
Tom McCartin SYDN 30 5 0 0 1 1 0
Shai Bolton FREM 10 3 0 0 1 0 0
Luke Jackson FREM 9 2 0 0 0 1 0
Andrew Brayshaw FREM 8 1 0 0 0 0 1
Errol Gulden SYDN 21 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
16 Campbell, Braeden RO 82% 1 2 13 9 4 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 5
33 Cleary, Caiden INT 62% 1 0 14 5 9 1 0 5 0 6 1 2 1 1
25 Cootee, Billy FPR 69% 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 2
35 Curnow, Charlie FF 100% 1 1 10 7 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2
9 Dattoli, Jesse INT 59% 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2
4 Grundy, Brodie RU 67% 0 0 10 6 4 2 29 6 5 6 2 2 1 3
21 Gulden, Errol C 77% 0 1 36 25 11 5 0 8 5 6 1 3 6 7
29 Hamling, Joel BPL 95% 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 1
40 Hanily, Tom INT 61% 1 1 8 3 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 1
32 Kyle, Harry CHB 92% 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0
44 Lloyd, Jake HFFL 87% 0 0 21 13 8 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 8 0
30 McCartin, Tom FB 91% 0 0 16 6 10 4 0 1 0 5 1 1 4 1
6 McDonald, Logan CHF 90% 3 0 14 6 8 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
27 McInerney, Justin HBFR 71% 1 0 14 7 7 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 2 0
2 McLean, Hayden HFFR 72% 0 1 11 6 5 3 7 2 1 3 1 0 2 1
43 Melican, Lewis INT 77% 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 2
11 Papley, Tom FPL 82% 1 3 13 10 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 2
24 Rampe, Dane (ac) BPR 74% 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 1
34 Roberts, Matt WL 86% 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 1
8 Rowbottom, James RR 76% 0 1 14 5 9 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 0 2
13 Serong, Jai WR 78% 0 0 23 14 9 1 0 6 5 4 1 0 2 6
12 Sheldrick, Angus INT 65% 1 0 12 6 6 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 0 4
15 Wicks, Sam HBFL 84% 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 9 3
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 10 11 315 176 139 44 36 80 30 60 24 20 54 49

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Amiss, Jye FPL 95% 1 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2
10 Bolton, Shai RO 73% 2 0 20 13 7 3 0 8 3 4 3 1 0 7
8 Brayshaw, Andrew C 79% 0 0 29 12 17 5 0 6 5 6 1 2 0 5
5 Chapman, Heath HBFR 85% 0 0 20 11 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1
6 Clark, Jordan BPL 79% 0 1 19 10 9 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 5 2
18 Cox, Mason INT 43% 1 0 4 2 2 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Dudley, Isaiah INT 76% 2 1 16 11 5 3 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1
28 Erasmus, Neil WR 80% 1 0 17 14 3 5 0 2 2 5 2 1 2 2
32 Frederick, Michael HFFL 72% 1 1 13 8 5 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 3
9 Jackson, Luke RU 80% 2 0 15 9 6 4 27 5 3 2 1 2 0 2
44 Johnson, Matthew WL 72% 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 6 3 3 2 1 2 5
21 McDonald, Oscar BPR 96% 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 4 0 3 0 2 3 1
17 McVee, Judd CHB 82% 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2
25 Pearce, Alex (c) FB 94% 0 0 9 2 7 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0
16 Reid, Murphy CHF 82% 0 0 20 6 14 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4
13 Ryan, Luke INT 72% 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 7 2
3 Serong, Caleb RR 78% 0 3 28 19 9 1 0 2 10 0 1 0 2 10
39 Switkowski, Sam HFFR 75% 0 0 12 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
35 Treacy, Josh FF 87% 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2
20 Voss, Patrick FPR 90% 1 2 10 8 2 5 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 3
34 Wagner, Corey INT 69% 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 4 3 3 2 2 2 5
23 Worner, Karl HBFL 76% 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 0
26 Young, Hayden INT 68% 1 0 28 12 16 5 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 5
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 12 11 369 211 158 70 48 64 44 58 20 24 39 67

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Sydney Coach: Dean Cox
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
6 J. Clark 25 A. Pearce (c) 21 O. McDonald 4 B. Grundy 33 C. Cleary
25 B. Cootee 35 C. Curnow 11 T. Papley 8 J. Rowbottom 9 J. Dattoli
FORWARD 16 B. Campbell 40 T. Hanily
HALF-BACK

43 L. Melican
23 K. Worner 17 J. McVee 5 H. Chapman

12 A. Sheldrick
2 H. McLean 6 L. McDonald 44 J. Lloyd



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



44 M. Johnson 8 A. Brayshaw 28 N. Erasmus



13 J. Serong 21 E. Gulden 34 M. Roberts FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 9 L. Jackson 18 M. Cox
HALF-FORWARD 3 C. Serong 43 I. Dudley
32 M. Frederick 16 M. Reid 39 S. Switkowski 10 S. Bolton 13 L. Ryan
27 J. McInerney 32 H. Kyle 15 S. Wicks

34 C. Wagner
HALF-BACK

26 H. Young
FORWARD



24 J. Amiss 35 J. Treacy 20 P. Voss



24 D. Rampe (ac) 30 T. McCartin 29 J. Hamling



BACK



Fremantle Coach: Justin Longmuir

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 FREM Jordan Clark behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:24
FREM Neil Erasmus goal 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 01:44
SYDN Errol Gulden behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 03:13
FREM Luke Jackson goal 0.1.1 - 2.1.13 05:10
SYDN Braeden Campbell goal 1.1.7 - 2.1.13 06:18
SYDN Tom Papley goal 2.1.13 - 2.1.13 09:31
SYDN Tom Papley behind 2.2.14 - 2.1.13 11:45
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 3.2.20 - 2.1.13 14:57
SYDN Hayden McLean behind 3.3.21 - 2.1.13 17:02
SYDN Tom Hanily goal 4.3.27 - 2.1.13 22:25
SYDN Jesse Dattoli behind 4.4.28 - 2.1.13 25:34
SYDN Braeden Campbell behind 4.5.29 - 2.1.13 26:20
Q2 SYDN James Rowbottom behind 4.6.30 - 2.1.13 02:53
FREM Caleb Serong behind 4.6.30 - 2.2.14 04:43
FREM Rushed behind 4.6.30 - 2.3.15 05:52
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 5.6.36 - 2.3.15 06:53
FREM Michael Frederick goal 5.6.36 - 3.3.21 10:01
SYDN Caiden Cleary goal 6.6.42 - 3.3.21 12:35
FREM Isaiah Dudley goal 6.6.42 - 4.3.27 13:50
SYDN Justin McInerney goal 7.6.48 - 4.3.27 20:24
FREM Caleb Serong behind 7.6.48 - 4.4.28 23:20
FREM Rushed behind 7.6.48 - 4.5.29 27:41
Q3 SYDN Braeden Campbell behind 7.7.49 - 4.5.29 01:33
FREM Jye Amiss goal 7.7.49 - 5.5.35 02:30
SYDN Tom Hanily behind 7.8.50 - 5.5.35 03:41
FREM Luke Jackson goal 7.8.50 - 6.5.41 07:23
FREM Isaiah Dudley behind 7.8.50 - 6.6.42 08:41
SYDN Angus Sheldrick goal 8.8.56 - 6.6.42 09:22
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 9.8.62 - 6.6.42 11:03
SYDN Tom Papley behind 9.9.63 - 6.6.42 15:21
SYDN Charlie Curnow goal 10.9.69 - 6.6.42 16:26
SYDN Charlie Curnow behind 10.10.70 - 6.6.42 20:58
FREM Patrick Voss behind 10.10.70 - 6.7.43 30:07
FREM Hayden Young goal 10.10.70 - 7.7.49 32:06
Q4 FREM Shai Bolton goal 10.10.70 - 8.7.55 02:06
FREM Patrick Voss goal 10.10.70 - 9.7.61 03:53
FREM Patrick Voss behind 10.10.70 - 9.8.62 05:09
FREM Rushed behind 10.10.70 - 9.9.63 06:39
FREM Shai Bolton goal 10.10.70 - 10.9.69 12:04
FREM Mason Cox goal 10.10.70 - 11.9.75 15:11
FREM Michael Frederick behind 10.10.70 - 11.10.76 16:35
FREM Isaiah Dudley goal 10.10.70 - 12.10.82 26:57
SYDN Tom Papley behind 10.11.71 - 12.10.82 28:30
FREM Caleb Serong behind 10.11.71 - 12.11.83 29:36